diff --git a/tools/Rules.mk b/tools/Rules.mk
index 296b722372..68f2ed7ce1 100644
--- a/tools/Rules.mk
+++ b/tools/Rules.mk
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ include $(XEN_ROOT)/Config.mk
 export _INSTALL := $(INSTALL)
 INSTALL = $(XEN_ROOT)/tools/cross-install
 
+LDFLAGS += $(PREPEND_LDFLAGS_XEN_TOOLS)
+
 XEN_INCLUDE        = $(XEN_ROOT)/tools/include
 XEN_LIBXENTOOLCORE  = $(XEN_ROOT)/tools/libs/toolcore
 XEN_LIBXENTOOLLOG  = $(XEN_ROOT)/tools/libs/toollog